Maple Leafs lineup tonight: Toronto’s projected lineup for game against the Buffalo Sabres | Dec. 20, 2024

On Friday, the Toronto Maple Leafs will look to make it three in a row when they face off with the Buffalo Sabres in a rematch from Sunday. The last time these two teams played, Toronto edged out a 5-3 win, which they built on with a 5-3 win over the Dallas Stars on Wednesday.

While Toronto is carrying plenty of momentum, Buffalo is in the midst of an 11-game losing streak that most recently saw them drop a 6-1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens.

Toronto has two players listed on their injury report, Anthony Stolarz and Calle Jarnkrok, who are both on the injured reserve list.

Toronto Maple Leafs projected lines

Forwards:

1. LW William Nylander - C Auston Matthews - RW Mitch Marner
2. LW Matthew Knies - C John Tavares - RW Max Pacioretty
3. LW Bobby McMann - C Max Domi - RW Nicholas Robertson
4. LW Steven Lorentz - C David Kampf - RW Ryan Reaves

Defense:

1. Morgan Rielly - Conor Timmins
2. Oliver Ekman-Larsson - Chris Tanev
3. Simon Benoit - Jake McCabe

Goalies:

• Joseph Woll
• Dennis Hildeby

Powerplay:

1. William Nylander, John Tavares, Mitch Marner, Morgan Rielly, Auston Matthews
2. Matthew Knies, Max Domi, Max Pacioretty, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Nicholas Robertson

Penalty Kill:

1. Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, Jake McCabe, Chris Tanev
2. Connor Dewar, Steven Lorentz, Simon Benoit, Oliver Ekman-Larsson

Odds for tonight's Maple Leafs vs Sabres game, as well as upcoming games on Toronto's schedule

Heading into tonight's game between the Maple Leafs and the Sabres, Toronto is sitting as a slight betting favorite, which shouldn't come as much of a surprise given how well the team has played this season.

On FanDuel, Toronto is a -162 betting favorite while Buffalo is a +134 underdog. Meanwhile, on DraftKings, Toronto is a -155 favorite while Buffalo is a +130 underdog.

If these betting lines stay consistent between now and the start of the game, it would take a $155 bet on Toronto as the favorite to win $100 while a $100 bet on Buffalo as the underdogs could win $130.

Following tonight's game, the Maple Leafs will head back home for a two-game road stretch that will see them host the New York Islanders on Saturday, Dec. 21, and the Winnipeg Jets on Monday, Dec. 23.

The team will then hit the road for a game against the Detroit Red Wings on Friday, before wrapping up the month with home games against the Capitals on Dec. 28 and the Islanders on Dec. 31.